Snowy—but not quite a snow day—greetings, fellow collectors. There's pretty white stuff falling from above, but it's the unsticky sort thus far. Uncharacteristically, I kind of hope it stays that way; I'm planning on wearing most unsensible shoes for an event I'm attending this evening, and it'd be a pity to have to trade them in for my cute, but decidedly unglamorous, fleecy boots.*

Speaking of events, I'm hoping to see lots of you on Tuesday, February 10th. We're planning a 20x200 Collectors Confab that evening, and I'm looking forward to meeting lots of you people from the computer, live and in person. So mark those agendas (in pen please!) and stay tuned for details. Most pressing on my current agenda? Introducing today's edition. Let's get on with it.

Berry is our second edition from Brooklyn-based painter Kevin Cyr. His Koolman had everyone screaming for ice cream—as of today, there's just one left. While a bit grittier than its predecessor, Berry is one of the many striking paintings Kevin has been creating to document the commercial vehicles that are native to his not-quite-but-they're-sure-trying-post-industrial Williamsburg environs.

As I wrote in the newsletter announcing Koolman, I also find beauty in the rougher edges of our city, and am a big fan of Kevin's depictions of some of its finest incarnations. Simultaneously specimens and formal portraits, they communicate a veneration that we normally reserve for scientific wonders and heads of state. It's a well-deserved celebration, and as a lot of the art that I love does, it reminds me to look closer at my everyday scenery. There's beauty to be found in the derelict of things, and who couldn't stand to have more beauty in their life?

*A bigger pity: me wiping out in front of a throng of people gathered for a fancy art event. It's happened, and my most fervent hope of never having to do that again means I'll wear those boots if need be.